Yukthamukhi
From Poovellam Un Vasam · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Devan, Clinton Cerejo
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Poovellam Un Vasam2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ………………………… | Male: Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah |
| Male :Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah | Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah |
| Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah | Wow huwu yeahhh.. |
| Wow huwu yeahhh.. | Yukta Mookhey… |
| Yukthaaaa mukhi… | Chorus: Yeeeeeeeeeee |
| Chorus :Yeeeeeeeeeee | Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey |
| Male | |
| Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi | Are you Yukta Mookhey? |
| Yuktha mukhi neeyaa | Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo |
| Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo | Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this? |
| Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa | Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey |
| Male | |
| Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi | Are you Yukta Mookhey? |
| Yuktha mukhi neeyaa | Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo |
| Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo | Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this? |
| Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa | Oh my, if one hears your voice, |
| Male | |
| Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal | Blood sugar level will rise! |
| Rathathil sakkarai yerum | Aha, if one beholds your beauty, |
| Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal | Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain! |
| Aruvigalum malai mel yerum | Trying to draw a picture |
| Male | |
| Padam varainthu | And trace your feet, |
| Paatham kurikka | My heart stumbles in awe! |
| Ullam thallaadum | {Rock rock |
| Chorus | |
| {Rock rock | Shake the body |
| Sha-ake the body | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Oh let me see you groove} (2) |
| Oh let me see you groove} (2) | Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey |
| Male | |
| Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi | Are you Yukta Mookhey? |
| Yuktha mukhi neeyaa | Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo |
| Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo | Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this? |
| Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa | In your eyes flashing like lightning, |
| Male | |
| Minnal minnum kannil | I saw history. |
| Varallaaru paarthen | In your curves and contours, |
| Medu pallam thannil | I saw geography. |
| Bhoogolam paarthen | In the lines upon your lips, |
| Male | |
| Lip-il ulla variyil | I saw literature. |
| Literature paarthen | When your gaze captivates me, |
| Paarvai eerkkum bodhu | I saw enlightenment. |
| Bhodigam paarthen | Your hatred contains zoology, |
| Male | |
| Unn veruppil ullathu zoology | Your smile contains psychology, |
| Unn sirippil ullathu psychology | Your subtle movements contain astrology. |
| Unn asaivil ullathu astrology | Chorus: O Beautiful one... |
| Chorus :Alagae-ae-ae…ae..ae..ae… | You are a university in yourself, |
| Male | |
| Neeyae oru palgalai kalagam | And that shall be our world from now on. |
| Athuthaan ini engal ulagam | O Beauty, if you become the syllabus, |
| Alagae nee syllabus aanaal | The entire crowd of men will score a full hundred! |
| Aan koottam centum vaangum | O my love, start a political party, |
| Anbae nee katchi thodangu | Crores and crores will be collected! |
| Kodi kodi vasool aagum | Chorus: Crores and crores will be collected! |
| Chorus :Kodi kodi vasool aagum | Rock rock |
| Chorus | |
| Rock rock | Shake the body |
| Sha-ake the body | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Oh let me see you groove |
| Oh let me see you groove | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Shake the body |
| Sha-ake the body | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Give me another with a |
| Give me another with a | If Asha Bhosle and P. Susheela |
| Male | |
| Aasha bhosle susila | Joined their voices together |
| Kural ondru koodi | And sang melodious improvisations, |
| Aalaa panaigal seithaal | What would happen, my friend? |
| Enavaagum thozhi | Even when you just hum, |
| Male | |
| Humming paadumbodhae | My pulse comes to a complete standstill! |
| Ninupochu naadi naadi | If you actually sing a full song, |
| Nee gaanam paadi vanthaal | What will become of me, girl? |
| Enavaagum podi | O Maleswari, who speaks the feelings of our hearts, |
| Male | |
| Engal manasin idai sollum maleswari | Looking at your style, you are a western beauty, |
| Unn style-a paarkkaiyil englishwari | Say 'I love you', O goddess of love! |
| Oru love you solladi Loveeswari | Chorus: O Beloved... |
| Chorus :Anbae-ae-ae-ae…ae……. | To your aunt who birthed you so beautifully, |
| Male | |
| Alagalagaai unnai pettra | We shall offer our humble greetings! |
| Athaikku vanakkam vaippom | To the nurse who safely delivered you without harm, |
| Nalungaamal delivery paartha | We shall give a kiss! |
| Nurse-ukku mutham vaippom | Lest the moon bump into your head, |
| Vennilavu thalaiyil idikka | Darling, we shall build a top cover for you! |
| Kannae unakku top vaippom | {Rock rock |
| Chorus | |
| {Rock rock | Shake the body |
| Sha-ake the body | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Oh let me see you groove} (2) |
| Oh let me see you groove} (2) | Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey |
| Male | |
| Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi | Are you Yukta Mookhey? |
| Yuktha mukhi neeyaa | Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo |
| Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo | Are you the kookoo bird that sings like this? |
| Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa | Oh my, if one hears your voice, |
| Male | |
| Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal | Blood sugar level will rise! |
| Rathathil sakkarai yerum | Aha, if one beholds your beauty, |
| Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal | Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain! |
| Aruvigalum malai mel yerum | Trying to draw a picture |
| Male | |
| Padam varainthu | And trace your feet, |
| Paatham kurikka | My heart stumbles in awe! |
| Ullam thallaadum | {Rock rock |
| Chorus | |
| {Rock rock | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Rock rock |
| Rock rock | Rock rock} (2) |
| Rock rock} (2) | I like it |
| Female | |
| I like it | |
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குழு :
..........................
Male: Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..
Yukta Mookhey…
Chorus: Yeeeeeeeeeee
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
யுக்தா முகி யுக்தா
முகி யுக்தா முகி நீயா குக்கூ
கு கு குக்கூ கூ என கூவும்
குயில் நீயா
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
யுக்தா முகி யுக்தா
முகி யுக்தா முகி நீயா குக்கூ
கு கு குக்கூ கூ என கூவும்
குயில் நீயா
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
Oh my, if one hears your voice,
ஐயோ உன் குரலை
கேட்டால் ரத்தத்தில் சக்கரை
ஏறும் ஆஹா உன் அழகை
பார்த்தால் அருவிகளும்
மலை மேலேறும்
Blood sugar level will rise!
Aha, if one beholds your beauty,
Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain!
Trying to draw a picture
படம் வரைந்து
பாதம் குறிக்க உள்ளம்
தள்ளாடும்
And trace your feet,
My heart stumbles in awe!
{Rock rock
{ ராக் ராக் ஷேக்
தி பாடி ராக் ராக் ஓ
லெட் மீ சி யூ க்ரூவ் } (2)
Shake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
யுக்தா முகி யுக்தா
முகி யுக்தா முகி நீயா குக்கூ
கு கு குக்கூ கூ என கூவும்
குயில் நீயா
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
In your eyes flashing like lightning,
மின்னல் மின்னும்
கண்ணில் வரலாறு
பார்த்தேன் மேடு பள்ளம்
தன்னில் பூகோலம்
பார்த்தேன்
I saw history.
In your curves and contours,
I saw geography.
In the lines upon your lips,
லிப்பில் உள்ள
வரியில் லிட்ரேச்சர்
பார்த்தேன் பார்வை
ஈர்க்கும் போது
பௌதீகம் பார்த்தேன்
I saw literature.
When your gaze captivates me,
I saw enlightenment.
Your hatred contains zoology,
உன் வெறுப்பில்
உள்ளது சுவாலஜி உன்
சிரிப்பில் உள்ளது
சைக்காலஜி உன்
அசைவில் உள்ளது
அஸ்ட்ராலஜி
குழு :
அழகே ..........
Your smile contains psychology,
Your subtle movements contain astrology.
Chorus: O Beautiful one...
You are a university in yourself,
நீயே ஒரு
பல்கலைக்கழகம் அது
தான் இனி எங்கள் உலகம்
அழகே நீ சிலபஸ் ஆனால்
ஆண் கூட்டம் சென்டம்
வாங்கும் அன்பே நீ கட்சி
தொடங்கு கோடி கோடி
வசூலாகும்
குழு :
கோடி கோடி
வசூலாகும்
And that shall be our world from now on.
O Beauty, if you become the syllabus,
The entire crowd of men will score a full hundred!
O my love, start a political party,
Crores and crores will be collected!
Chorus: Crores and crores will be collected!
Rock rock
ராக் ராக் ஷேக்
தி பாடி ராக் ராக் ஓ
லெட் மீ சி யூ க்ரூவ்
ராக் ராக் ஷேக் தி
பாடி ராக் ராக் கிவ்
மீ அனதர் வித் எ
Shake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove
Rock rock
Shake the body
Rock rock
Give me another with a
If Asha Bhosle and P. Susheela
ஆஷா போஸ்லே
சுஷீலா குரல் ஒன்று கூடி
ஆலாபனைகள் செய்தால்
என்னவாகும் தோழி
Joined their voices together
And sang melodious improvisations,
What would happen, my friend?
Even when you just hum,
ஹம்மிங் பாடும்
போதே நின்னுபோச்சி
நாடி நாடி நீ கானம் பாடி
வந்தால் என்னவாகும்
போடி
My pulse comes to a complete standstill!
If you actually sing a full song,
What will become of me, girl?
O Maleswari, who speaks the feelings of our hearts,
எங்கள் மனசின்
எடை சொல்லும் மலேஸ்வரி
உன் ஸ்டைலை பார்க்கையில்
இங்கிலீஸ்வரி ஒரு லவ் யூ
சொல்லடி லவ்வீஸ்வரி
குழு :
அன்பே…
Looking at your style, you are a western beauty,
Say 'I love you', O goddess of love!
Chorus: O Beloved...
To your aunt who birthed you so beautifully,
அழகழகாய்
உன்னை பெற்ற
அத்தைக்கு வணக்கம்
வைப்போம் நலுங்காம
டெலிவரி பார்த்த நர்சுக்கு
முத்தம் வைப்போம்
வெண்ணிலவு தலையில்
இடிக்க கண்ணே உனக்கு
டாப் வைப்போம்
We shall offer our humble greetings!
To the nurse who safely delivered you without harm,
We shall give a kiss!
Lest the moon bump into your head,
Darling, we shall build a top cover for you!
{Rock rock
{ ராக் ராக் ஷேக்
தி பாடி ராக் ராக் ஓ
லெட் மீ சி யூ க்ரூவ் } (2)
Shake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
யுக்தா முகி யுக்தா
முகி யுக்தா முகி நீயா குக்கூ
கு கு குக்கூ கூ என கூவும்
குயில் நீயா
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the kookoo bird that sings like this?
Oh my, if one hears your voice,
ஐயோ உன் குரலை
கேட்டால் ரத்தத்தில் சக்கரை
ஏறும் ஆஹா உன் அழகை
பார்த்தால் அருவிகளும்
மலை மேலேறும்
Blood sugar level will rise!
Aha, if one beholds your beauty,
Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain!
Trying to draw a picture
படம் வரைந்து
பாதம் குறிக்க உள்ளம்
தள்ளாடும்
And trace your feet,
My heart stumbles in awe!
{Rock rock
{ ராக் ராக்
ராக் ராக் ராக் ராக்
ராக் ராக் } (2)
Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock} (2)
I like it
ஐ லைக் இட்
…………………………
Male: Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Male :Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..
Wow huwu yeahhh..
Yukta Mookhey…
Yukthaaaa mukhi…
Chorus: Yeeeeeeeeeee
Chorus :Yeeeeeeeeeee
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Oh my, if one hears your voice,
Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal
Blood sugar level will rise!
Rathathil sakkarai yerum
Aha, if one beholds your beauty,
Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal
Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain!
Aruvigalum malai mel yerum
Trying to draw a picture
Padam varainthu
And trace your feet,
Paatham kurikka
My heart stumbles in awe!
Ullam thallaadum
{Rock rock
{Rock rock
Shake the body
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the cuckoo bird that sings like this?
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
In your eyes flashing like lightning,
Minnal minnum kannil
I saw history.
Varallaaru paarthen
In your curves and contours,
Medu pallam thannil
I saw geography.
Bhoogolam paarthen
In the lines upon your lips,
Lip-il ulla variyil
I saw literature.
Literature paarthen
When your gaze captivates me,
Paarvai eerkkum bodhu
I saw enlightenment.
Bhodigam paarthen
Your hatred contains zoology,
Unn veruppil ullathu zoology
Your smile contains psychology,
Unn sirippil ullathu psychology
Your subtle movements contain astrology.
Unn asaivil ullathu astrology
Chorus: O Beautiful one...
Chorus :Alagae-ae-ae…ae..ae..ae…
You are a university in yourself,
Neeyae oru palgalai kalagam
And that shall be our world from now on.
Athuthaan ini engal ulagam
O Beauty, if you become the syllabus,
Alagae nee syllabus aanaal
The entire crowd of men will score a full hundred!
Aan koottam centum vaangum
O my love, start a political party,
Anbae nee katchi thodangu
Crores and crores will be collected!
Kodi kodi vasool aagum
Chorus: Crores and crores will be collected!
Chorus :Kodi kodi vasool aagum
Rock rock
Rock rock
Shake the body
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove
Oh let me see you groove
Rock rock
Rock rock
Shake the body
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Rock rock
Give me another with a
Give me another with a
If Asha Bhosle and P. Susheela
Aasha bhosle susila
Joined their voices together
Kural ondru koodi
And sang melodious improvisations,
Aalaa panaigal seithaal
What would happen, my friend?
Enavaagum thozhi
Even when you just hum,
Humming paadumbodhae
My pulse comes to a complete standstill!
Ninupochu naadi naadi
If you actually sing a full song,
Nee gaanam paadi vanthaal
What will become of me, girl?
Enavaagum podi
O Maleswari, who speaks the feelings of our hearts,
Engal manasin idai sollum maleswari
Looking at your style, you are a western beauty,
Unn style-a paarkkaiyil englishwari
Say 'I love you', O goddess of love!
Oru love you solladi Loveeswari
Chorus: O Beloved...
Chorus :Anbae-ae-ae-ae…ae…….
To your aunt who birthed you so beautifully,
Alagalagaai unnai pettra
We shall offer our humble greetings!
Athaikku vanakkam vaippom
To the nurse who safely delivered you without harm,
Nalungaamal delivery paartha
We shall give a kiss!
Nurse-ukku mutham vaippom
Lest the moon bump into your head,
Vennilavu thalaiyil idikka
Darling, we shall build a top cover for you!
Kannae unakku top vaippom
{Rock rock
{Rock rock
Shake the body
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Are you Yukta Mookhey?
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Are you the kookoo bird that sings like this?
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Oh my, if one hears your voice,
Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal
Blood sugar level will rise!
Rathathil sakkarai yerum
Aha, if one beholds your beauty,
Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal
Even waterfalls will flow up the mountain!
Aruvigalum malai mel yerum
Trying to draw a picture
Padam varainthu
And trace your feet,
Paatham kurikka
My heart stumbles in awe!
Ullam thallaadum
{Rock rock
{Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock} (2)
Rock rock} (2)
I like it
I like it
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yuktha Mukhi is a high-energy, fun college-style dance song from the film 'Poovellam Un Vasam'. The song centers on a group of young men playfully praising a woman's striking beauty, comparing her to Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey. Through witty and exaggerated metaphors written by Vairamuthu, the protagonist describes how her beauty encompasses various fields of study—geography in her curves, history in her eyes, literature in her lips, and psychology in her smile.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Atisayokthi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Aruvigalum malai mel yerum”
Extravagant exaggeration stating that waterfalls would reverse direction and flow up a mountain upon seeing her beauty.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Engal manasin idai sollum maleswari / Unn style-a paarkkaiyil englishwari / Oru love you solladi Loveeswari”
Rhyming line endings ending in '-wari' (Maleswari, Englishwari, Loveeswari) for rhythmic flow.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Minnal minnum kannil”
Repetition of the 'M' sound in initial syllables ('Minnal', 'minnum').
Metaphor
“Neeyae oru palgalai kalagam”
Directly comparing the female protagonist to a university ('palgalai kalagam').
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Trivia
The song composed by Vidyasagar references Yukta Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World 1999. Lyricist Vairamuthu incorporated modern academic subjects and pop culture references, which became a trademark style for college foot-tapping numbers in Tamil cinema during the early 2000s. The film 'Poovellam Un Vasam' (2001) starred Ajith Kumar and Jyothika.
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